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It would work; it had to. Maybe Rico begging to be on the job was just what I needed, come to think of it, even though I hated the little weasel.

    As I walked to my cabin, a knowing smile finally appeared on my face. All I had to do was sit outside the club, phone in hand, and wait for Derek to do his job. I knew he’d make her panties melt; he always had a way with the ladies. There was no doubt in my mind that’s why Roman chose him for that job. The girl didn’t have a chance against him.

    As I walked in my room, it hit me that I still hadn’t gotten a good look at her picture. Why hadn’t Roman showed me one so I knew who we were grabbing? That seemed very odd to me, and it was something I’d ask him before we left for the club.

    I picked up my laptop and fired it up, intending on finding her picture on my own. I typed in her name in the search box and waited for all of the information to load. There wasn’t too much, but enough. I clicked on the images section and waited for it to load.

    Once it did, my heart literally seized in my chest. It felt like it stopped for one second, then beat faster and faster, like I’d run a long race. It pounded as I clicked on one of the few pictures on the screen.

    Once that showed up, I zoomed in to look at her face.  

    Stunning was the only word I could use to describe her.  

    Absolutely, undeniably stunning.

    I was screwed.

Chapter 6

    “Hey, sorry I’m so late.”

    I looked up and saw Trish pulling out the chair next to me on my other side. Ever since the guy from the bar had approached me, I’d forgotten she hadn’t arrived yet. Now that she was here, though, I was relieved.

    “Hey,” I said, standing up to give her a hug. I’d had more to drink, so I was a little wobbly on my feet. “No worries,” I continued, addressing her apology. “I’m just glad you made it.”

    We both sat down on our chairs and she glanced his way, her eyes then turning to mine in question. I gave a slight shake of my head, and she got the hint. She slung her purse over the back of her chair and offered her hand to him.

    “Hi, I’m Trish. How do you know Kimberly?”

    He gave her his heart-stopping smile that I’d been getting all night, and once again I felt myself swoon, for lack of a better term. He reached his hand over and gave hers a quick shake, rubbing my arm lightly as he set it back down beside him. I took another long sip of my drink, needing something to calm my hormones before I launched myself into his lap.

    I was getting drunk.

    “I don’t know Kimberly,” he said in his deep, husky voice. “I came over for Penny.”

    Trish’s eyes widened for a second, then a knowing smile came over her face. “Oh yeah? Well, good. Penny’s amazing.”

    His eyes shot to mine, his smile deepening. “I can see that.”

    Oh. My. God.

    Trish pushed her hair behind her shoulder, then scooted closer to me. “So you guys just met tonight? Here?”

    He scooted closer to me, his arm going around the back of my chair. “Yep. I saw her from across the room. No joke.”

    Sparks flew up my neck at his brief touch and words. It hit me then that Kimberly and her friends still hadn’t come back from the dance floor. I sat up in my chair, glancing around, but of course couldn’t find her in the enormous crowd.

    “So what’s your name?” Trish asked him.

    My head turned to look at him, ashamed I couldn’t remember it.  

    He gave me a look like he was waiting for me to tell her, making me feel worse. He grinned, then turned to Trish. “Derek.”

    Derek.

    How could I forget that?

    Just then, Kimberly and company came back in full-on giggles. It was obvious they’d had more to drink and some inside jokes had been born. When Kimberly saw Derek sitting by me at the table, her eyes grew big and she rushed over and wrapped her arms around me.

    “Penny, babe!” she yelled a little too loudly in my ear. “Why didn’t you bring this hot man out and dance with